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Transforming negative pressure wound therapy

Complications from surgical incisions are a significant burden. In the UK alone, they cost the National Health Service approximately £1 billion1 each year, not to mention the cost to human life. However, a recent consensus guideline from the World Union of Wound Healing Societies reports that up to 60% of surgical site infections (SSIs) are preventable2. Our wound solutions are improving access to healthcare.

In 2018, for example in Europe, we launched our new PICO 7Y Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (sNPWT) with AIRLOCK™ Technology. This is the first sNPWT system that enables two wounds to be addressed at the same time, potentially reducing costs. It includes a check dressing indicator, which is intended to reduce unnecessary dressing changes and wastage3 and is 23% quieter than the first generation PICO4, making it less intrusive for patients.

PICO 7Y is the latest addition to the PICO family of sNPWT products, revolutionising the use of negative pressure wound therapy by making a treatment, previously predominantly used in a hospital inpatient setting, available to a wider range of outpatients in a cost-effective, portable solution5.

PICO has been shown to significantly reduce wound complications.

In a study with patients undergoing therapeutic mammoplasty, PICO reduced the incidence of post-surgical wound dehiscence (wound separation) by 75% compared with standard care, thereby reducing the potential for delay in the commencement of follow-up therapy6. A further study concludes that PICO significantly reduced SSIs compared with standard dressings in high-risk obese women undergoing caesarean section. Wound secretion was also significantly reduced with PICO sNPWT use7.

With PICO and its unique design, we are transforming negative pressure wound therapy. Thanks to its growing body of evidence and adoption around the world, healthcare providers can now confidently access a therapy that may help them avoid costly complications, and more importantly, increase the number of their patients returning to their lives as soon as possible.